I took the plunge and got an EMG select Pbass pair from Stew-Mac. Installed half of it on my 8 string Mandobird using this http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/WDUPH1101 circuit, and I think it's going to be nice. The pickup fits perfectly into the Mandobird body with no modifications.
A note for others, my tailpiece/bridge ground was awful till I took off the tailpiece and improved the contact between the groundwire and tailpiece/bridge. Sloppy installation by factory on an otherwise decent instrument.
The EMG select gives pretty even response, the E string sounds good. Much higher output from this pickup than the original one.
One problem is when I turn the volume and/or tone pots down (from loud to soft, from treble to bass) a very powerful hum kicks in. I'm looking for a ground problem, but may have burned the pots soldering. Any ideas?
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